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Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Stop right there. If you believe that last night's reversal of fortune on Wall Street was really, truly because of "improved data on the US housing market" as the Australian Financial Review puts it or "as Home Data Tempers Economic Concern," as per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following rises on the US and major European markets despite growing concern on the euro zone ahead of a key European Union leaders meeting. At 0726 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price ...

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
This may be the one we've all been waiting for - the 'crisis moment' that pushes the region that shares a single currency into a unified course of action. Equity markets dropped big time overnight from New York to Rio and old London town - and of course ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open more than three quarters of a per cent lower after falls on the US and European markets overnight. At 0840 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 34 points, or 0.83 per cent, at ...

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
A day late and a penny short. Had the stumble in equity and commodity markets and the grim indicators released overnight happened while the Federal Open Market Committee was still in session, Big Ben would have announced something beyond extending the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a marginally mixed performance on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve's less-than-hoped-for stimulus announcement. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
"The Greek people expressed their will to stay anchored with the euro, remain an integral part of the euro zone and honour the country's commitments." We will respect the signatures and promises that we've made. There's no time to lose." With these ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead and after indications Greek will get a pro-austerity, pro-euro government. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 4,078. ...

All eyes on Germany ahead of Greek elections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
National elections at the weekend will be crucial in deciding if Greece stays in the eurozone or not, with polls indicating that left-wing party Syriza is on equal standing with pro-austerity party New Democracy. Syriza has threatened to tear up stringent ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
As surely as night follows day, an up day on Wall Street followed the previous one's down. Over the past seven trading days, the S&P 500 displayed this classic sawtooth pattern. Here are the stats - and the rationales as headlined: 06 June: Up 2.3% ...